Anonymous asked: Is Ayesha treating Christine any better?
I daresay she is rather protective of her.
If I go near Christine when she is sleeping, for example, she will hiss at me until I placate her with food.
Anonymous asked: Can you be my maestro...?
No.
And, do forgive me, I do not mean it rudely, but I truly do not have a teacher’s temperament. Christine is a very, very special case. I cannot teach anyone but her—I would wring their neck in aggravation. But I could not do that to Christine.
Her neck is far too lovely for such things.
ask-christinedaae asked: Good morning, my love. How did you sleep?
I didn’t.
Until, apparently, eight hours ago.
Do forgive me.
Anonymous asked: You are way to hard on yourself, Monsieur Duparc.
I am not at all.
Anonymous asked: What are you doing right now? Christine is quite bored, you know.
I was asleep—how rude of me.
Less than a year ago I was scared of holding Christine, lest I frighten her.
Unbelievable.
Anonymous asked: Are you holding Christine while she sleeps?
Apparently Isabelle takes offence when I do not, so yes.
Anonymous asked: What do you expect to feel when you hold little baby Isabelle in your arms for the first time?
Surprise.
I’ve never held a baby before.
Anonymous asked: What goes through your head when you feel Isabelle kicking?
I think that I never, never expected for my life to be so wonderful. I am not at all a fatherly sort of man, and yet—
Well, here I am.
Anonymous asked: Are you implying that your daughter won't deserve it?
Of course she will.
